Hokuriku Shinkansen

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Hokuriku Shinkansen
Info
Type Shinkansen
Locale Japan
Operation
Operator(s) JR East, JR West
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm
Electrification 25 kV AC, 50/60 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed 260 km/h
Construction of Hokuriku Shinkansen near Fukui Station in Fukui
Construction of Hokuriku Shinkansen near Kanazawa Station, March 2008

The Hokuriku Shinkansen (北陸新幹線?) is a Shinkansen high-speed rail line under construction in Japan. The first section, between Takasaki and Nagano, currently called the Nagano Shinkansen, opened on 1 October 1997.

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Future

Future plans for the Hokuriku Shinkansen eventually include extension as far as Osaka via Toyama, Toyama and Kanazawa. Parts of the 162.1 km section to Toyama began as early as 1993, and as of 2005 construction is currently underway as far as Kanazawa, including the 22.2 km Iiyama tunnel which is about 40% complete as of 2005. Completion as far as Toyama is expected by 2012, with service to Kanazawa tentatively scheduled for 2014. Construction to Fukui is scheduled to begin 2008, with the final leg to Osaka not yet finalized.

Beyond Joetsu station, the line will be operated by JR West instead of JR East.

Stations

For details of route currently operational, see Nagano Shinkansen article.

Station name Japanese Total distance Transfers Location
Under construction, scheduled to open before April 2015
Nagano 長野 Nagano Nagano
Iiyama 飯山 JR East: Iiyama Line Iiyama
Jōetsu 1 上越 JR East: Shin'etsu Main Line (Wakinoda 2) Jōetsu Niigata
Itoigawa 糸魚川 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line, Ōito Line Itoigawa
Shin-Kurobe 1 新黒部 Toyama Chihō Railway: Main Line 3 Kurobe Toyama
Toyama 富山 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line, Takayama Main Line
Toyama Light Rail: Toyamakō Line (Toyamaekikita)
Toyama Chihō Railway: Fujikoshi Line, Main Line, Tateyama Line (3 lines at Dentetsu-Toyama), Toyama City Tram Line (Toyama-Ekimae)
Toyama
Shin-Takaoka 1 新高岡 JR West: Jōhana Line 3 Takaoka
Kanazawa 金沢 Hokuriku Railroad: Asanogawa Line (Hokutetsu-Kanazawa)
JR West: Hokuriku Main Line, Nanao Line
Kanazawa Ishikawa
Hakusan Depot 白山総合車両基地 Hakusan
Planned
Hakusan Depot 白山総合車両基地 Hakusan Ishikawa
Komatsu 小松 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line Komatsu
Kaga-Onsen 加賀温泉 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line Kaga
Awara-Onsen 芦原温泉 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line Awara Fukui
Fukui 福井 Echizen Railway: Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, Mikuni Awara Line
Fukui Railway: Fukubu Line (Fukui-Ekimae)
JR West: Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line), Hokuriku Main Line
Fukui
Nanetsu 1 南越 Echizen
Tsuruga 敦賀 JR West: Hokuriku Main Line, Obama Line Tsuruga
(The route between Tsuruga and Shin-Ōsaka is not yet determined.)
1: Tentative name.
2: The current name will be changed when the Shinkansen line opens.
3: A new station will be constructed.

See also

External links

ko:호쿠리쿠 신칸센

it:Hokuriku Shinkansenpt:Hokuriku Shinkansen zh:北陸新幹線

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